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Wylie Police Investigates Murder-Suicide

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WYLIE (CBSDFW.COM) -Wylie Police say 59-year-old Sam Young shot and killed his wife 54-year-old Elaine Young and then shot and killed himself on Friday.

Police say around 7:30 a.m. Friday they received a call from a man in the 3600 block of Catalpa saying he shot a woman and was threatening suicide.

A relative inside the house said he heard shots inside the home and was able to get out before police arrived.

Wylie Police requested the assistance of Garland Police Department and their robot.

The robot went inside and found the deceased couple.

At this time Wylie Police believe this incident to be a murder-suicide.

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